Productivity Articles
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Claude Code Adds Configurable AGENTS.md Support
Claude Code 2.1.277 adds AGENTS.md support through a built-in mod. By default Claude Code reads AGENTS.md when a project has no CLAUDE.md or CLAUDE.local.md, and /config changes the behavior. Since 2.1.281 it also works on Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry, LLM gateways, and with telemetry disabled.
Claude Code Projects Turn One Conversation Into Parallel Cloud Sessions
Anthropic's redesigned Projects beta gives Claude Code one coordinating conversation that delegates work to parallel threads. Threads are usually cloud sessions, which Anthropic's docs now list as available, no longer in research preview, on Pro, Max, and Team and for eligible Enterprise seats. A project can also run a thread on your own machine through Remote Control.
Claude Can Now Send Gmail Emails and Manage Google Drive Files
Anthropic's Claude can now send and reply to Gmail messages and manage Google Drive files from the connectors menu. The official announcement says the update is available on paid plans, while Anthropic's current help documentation details approval prompts, supported actions, admin controls, and important data-access limits.
Chrome Gemini Skills Library: What Google Documents, and How to Decide What to Pin
Chrome's pre-built Gemini Skills library lives at chrome://skills/browse. Google documents that Skills ship built in, can be edited, sync to any signed-in Chrome desktop, run on the page you are viewing plus any tabs you select, and can take actions with confirmation. Google has never published a Skill count or a fixed category list.
Perplexity Personal Computer: Complete Guide to the Always-On AI Agent for Mac and Windows
Perplexity Personal Computer is the agent built into Perplexity's desktop app: it reads and edits local files, drives native apps and the Comet browser, and runs 24/7 on a Mac mini. It needs macOS 15 or later or, since July 28, 2026, Windows 10 or 11, plus a paid Perplexity plan.
Chrome Skills: How to Save Gemini Prompts as One-Click Tools (Complete Guide)
Chrome Skills launched April 14, 2026 turn any Gemini prompt into a reusable one-click button inside the Chrome side panel. You can save your own prompts as Skills, run them across single or multiple tabs, edit any pre-built Skill, and trigger the whole library with the forward-slash menu. This guide covers the setup, the workflows worth automating first, and the limits to know about.